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Resolutions and Nominations.


Chairman Moses w. Field called the
gre6nback convention to order in Lansing
on The LIST Inst. Chas. 5. Hampton Of
Emmett was designated as temporary
chairman and Judge l.. T.. Holden OF Sagi-
nav and VIM. b. Weston of Kent were
chosen temporary secretaries. The tempo
rary officers were afterward made per-
manent. The business of the morning ses-
sion concluded with the appointed Of COM
mittees on credentials permanent organi-
cation, order of business and resolutions.
The committee on resolutions submitted
the following, which were adopted by
rising vote:
WnEREAs, The national greenback labor
party has repeatedly set forth before the
people its principles in various platforms,
both state and national, notably the plat
form adopted at indianapolis in 1884, and
! WHEREAS, The present campaign is not
for the purpose of electing officers OF
political character, therefore be it.
HesoyGd, That still adhering to those
principles. we do not deem it necessary to
adopt other than the following:
! WHEREAS, The old school politicians and
press are daily discussing the tariff, prohi-
bition ana other questions to nearly the
entire exc uSion OF the fundamental prin-
ciples upon which the greenback party is
| formed, and which are of such moment to
/ WHEREAs, The wide publicity daily given
the subjects of tariff, etc, has i'll too
many instances led the greenback press,
speakers and its voters to participate in
the discussion of said questions, TO the
greater or less omission of the more vital
and important principles set forth III the
issues of the national party.
Therefore, we, assembled in state con-
vention, urge upon the members of our
party the necessity of conhning their ef'
forts in the future more closely TO the ad.
vancement OF great and important issues
as promulgated through the platforms OF
/ the factional greenback labor party.
An id iournment was taken to allow the
conference committee to confer with the
democratic convention. As result of
this conference, however, il was seen that
fusion was impra cticab!e, and the conven-
tion proceeded with the nominations for
Judge for the eight year term. O'Brien j.
Atkinson of Port Huron. was put in nomi.
inaton by Rev. c. |. Deyo of Oakland. His
nomination was seconded by ex-senator
H. c. Hodge of Jackson, s. c. Whitman
OF Flint. Il. p. Green OF Port Huron and
Mr. Freidlander of Iosco.
For regents of the university Mr.. Dakin
OF Saginaw, put in nomination Thomas Is.
Mr. WHITMAN of Flint and Mr.. Wettlau-
fer of Detroit
Rev. G. /. Deyo proposed VIM. II. Miller
of Gaylord.
Edward l.. Greece of Wayne, proposed
Hiram c. Hodge of Jackson.
moved that O'Brien Atkinson be
again nominated for the eight-year
term and VIM. II. Miller Of diego, for re.
gent of the university. The nominations
were unanimously carried.
The convention could not agree upon the
ether candidates, and at 10 O'Clock at night
adjourned. About IL O'Clock word came
from Ietroit that the democrat conven.
ton had nominated full ticket. The
greenback state central committee imme.
dately assembled, briefly discussed the
situation, and sent for O'Brien Atkinson.
He address ed the committee, saying that
the greenback convention, on re Giving in
formation that the democrats had nomi-
mated Griffin for short term, should have
proceeded without DELAY to fill out its
ticket. The state central committee re-
solved to ill out the grecnback ticket by
nominating another regent and judge
for the ten year term.